Collapse Quote by Michael Leunig

The creative act is a letting down of the net of human imagination into the ocean of chaos on which we are suspended, and…

— Terence McKenna

The creative act arises out of the struggle of human beings with and against that which limits them.

— Rollo May

In the creative act, you kind of reach down and look for things that will, when put together, create an emotional effect.

— David Gray

Every creative act is an act of hypocrisy and violence. You may have to think about it for a while, but I am sure…

— Mary Ruefle

It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over.

— Arthur Erickson

The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know…

— Lukas Foss

Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you're a human being, you feel, you suffer.

— Marilyn Monroe

“The creative act is a letting down of the net of human imagination into the ocean of chaos on which we are suspended, and…

— Terence McKenna

The truth is that creative activity is one that involves the entire self - our emotions, our levels of energy, our characters, and our…

— Robert Greene

The first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of busy-ness with…

— Twyla Tharp

The creative act does not create something out of nothing; it uncovers, selects, reshuffles, combines, synthesizes already existing facts, ideas, faculties, and skills.

— Arthur Koestler

The making of thoughts is the most common instance of human participation in the creative act.

— Frank Barron